How To Install libvotca-csg5 on Debian 10

Learn how to install libvotca-csg5 on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libvotca-csg5 is VOTCAs coarse-graining library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvotca-csg5 on Debian 10.

What is libvotca-csg5

libvotca-csg5 is:

VOTCA is a software package which focuses on the analysis of molecular dynamics data, the development of systematic coarse-graining techniques as well as methods used for simulating microscopic charge transport in disordered semiconductors.

libvotca-csg is Votca’s coarse-graining library.

There are three methods to install libvotca-csg5 on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libvotca-csg5 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libvotca-csg5 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libvotca-csg5

Install libvotca-csg5 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libvotca-csg5 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libvotca-csg5

Install libvotca-csg5 Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libvotca-csg5 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libvotca-csg5

How To Uninstall libvotca-csg5 on Debian 10

To uninstall only the libvotca-csg5 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libvotca-csg5

Uninstall libvotca-csg5 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libvotca-csg5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvotca-csg5

Remove libvotca-csg5 Configurations and Data

To remove libvotca-csg5 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libvotca-csg5

Remove libvotca-csg5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libvotca-csg5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libvotca-csg5

Dependencies

libvotca-csg5 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvotca-csg5 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.